RECENT EPISODES

This weekend, The Atlantic's Gillian White and Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer play Long and Short, Marketplace's Kimberly Adams travels to Uganda to see how dams on the Nile River impact local residents, and Marketplace's Adriene Hill explains why Vice would want to launch a cable TV channel in the age of streaming.

This weekend, Marketplace's Scott Tong looks at how erratic oil prices have impacted life on the ground in Venezuela; the Dinner Party Download's Brendan Francis Newnam gets you prepped for your Oscar party; and Marketplace Weekend listeners chime in on their most impulsive purchases.

This weekend, just in time for Valentine's Day, Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O'Leary and Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson look into the apps designed for people in relationships, a pregnant woman tells us what it's like living in Brazil during the Zika outbreak, and actor and comedian Paul Reiser takes the Marketplace Quiz.

This weekend Lizzie O'Leary and Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson go over the latest tech featured in this year's Super Bowl, we take a look at the troubled pension system in Colorado, and author and writer Susan Orlean takes the Marketplace Quiz.

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Marketplace Weekend™, hosted by Lizzie O’Leary, brings you powerful stories from economies both large and personal, at a pace that suits your weekend life. Settle in for an hour of insightful storytelling and a conversational look at where the economy collides with real life.

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